and here's what you missed...
forgive me, my followers, for i have sinned. it's been 68 days, 12 hours and 21 minutes since my last blog... let's recap:1. i made a trip down to qualcomm (chargers stadium) to watch my utah state aggies play san diego state. sadly, the aggies got thumped, but a good time was had by all. and it's never a bad day when you can step foot on-field of an NFL stadium.
2. the jeske family took southern california by storm and ran the thanksgiving day dana point turkey trot. (no records were broken)
3. my hawks had an undefeated football season and made a run deep into the play-offs only to lose in a heartbreaker in the semi-finals (most of the state of california blames my parents. which, i agree, is entirely an appropriate direction of blame. our entire season we hadn't lost. things were always the same... pre-game, post-game, the fans, we had a routine and it was working. then came our only loss on the year and it seemed only one thing had changed - greg and carol jeske were in the stands. just a coincidence? we think not. even weeks later at our banquet, the "jeske parents curse" was brought up again... their presence next year will most likely have to be pre-approved... high school football - it's a harsh world.)
our season in review...
4. there was snow in southern california. and when i say "snow", i clearly mean manufactured snow. either way, i had to see it. so my friend kelly and i headed over to balboa island for the "snow" and "tree lighting" festivities, which also included a band composed of all the local santas. (you'll notice two uses of quotations... 1. "snow" - although, we've already established it was manufactured it did not stop this 29 year old from plopping down and snow angel-ing the crap out of it. and 2. "tree lighting" - a decorated tree that was ceremoniously lit and which was quite possibly the ONLY non-palm tree on the island (either that or charlie brown's tree was borrowed and flown in for the occasion. i'm still undecided)
5. the auburn friends circle was completed. that's right, tiger fans, ali and jeremy officially met and hung out (and it only took 5 years). we were instantly bros. there was a sign, a local 6-pack beer exchange, an irish pub, "doug" the bartender, red dragons, texty texts, some dancing, a trip to the beach in the pouring rain and a taxi driver who may or may not have been named ranjit. basically, our own personal episode of himym. bottom line: what was had was F-U-N. (guaranteed 2 out of 3 times)
6. a series of packer wins! two of which included my attendance and launched the pack into post-season play. and two more HUGE road wins securing a spot in the nfc championship game. GO PACK GO!
7. one crazy weekend...
WHO: auburn family
WHAT: weegle weegle weekend reunion
WHY: a national championship, of course!
waaaaaaaaaaar eagle!
and that brings us to the present. never again will such a hiatus take place, i simply won't let it. so sit back, enjoy the rest of your sunday and put your minds at ease because... I'M BACK, BABYDOLL!

